Top Chef: New Orleans – Ep 2 – Tyler Florence May Be Calling His Lawyer

On the Bottom – Pink and his borscht, Michael and his midnight six-pack and Vega. Because that’s where she always is. On the top, Slurping Turtle’s tasty and crunchy dish, Chang’s good pork belly and Carrie’s gumbo which reminded the Queen of her Holy Thursday Gumbo. Carrie earns the win.

Elimination Challenge – Habitat. Food trucks. Susan Spicer is the guest judge. Justin is swooning. Chung owns a truck, but no license. Good use of finances.

Yellow, Green and Red must have all been very good, as Red got good comments but wound up in the bottom with the Blue team. It was pretty clear that Blue was the worst. The judges video plays, and I still kind of hate this feature. No more dramatic Padma entrances to call for chefs. No more unexpected order shifts. Now just a video screen. Yellow earns the win. Carrie the individual win. And the rest of Yellow and Green get to move on. Red team also moves on, even though the team was visibly upset they were in the Bottom Two. Blue is doomed.